William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have passed along a heartfelt message to the flood-ravaged residents of Alberta, where the royals visited two years ago as part of their Canadian tour.

OTTAWA - More than two dozen senior officials and diplomats in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government monitored information about a Toronto artist over her criticism of the oil and gas industry’s environmental performance.

No one knows a city like the people who live there so who better to show you around than a local?
You could go to New York and sign up for a bus tour that will show you the usual tourist sights, but wouldn't you rather have a New Yorker take you around to see and do the things that real New Yorkers do every day?
That's the concept behind the Global Greeter Network, an organization that provides volunteers who conduct tours for visitors in different cities around the world for free.